Galveston offers 32 miles of sun and fun on the Gulf of Mexico. There is shopping, fishing, plenty of photo opportunities and the Schlitterbahn Waterpark.

Things to do:

• The Galveston Strand has shops that are in Victorian buildings. There are horse and carriage rides, impressive window displays and items from around the world.
• Texas Seaport Museum is the home of Elissa, an 1877 tall ship that has been designated an American Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Texas Seaport Museum was an immigrant receiving port and has a unique database to look up people who were processed at this port.
• Moody Gardens originally opened in a barn to provide hippotherapy to people with head injuries in the mid 1980s and has grown tremendously. Today it has a 1.5 million gallon aquarium, convention center, educational programs in the Learning Center and much more.
• Galveston Island State Park has camping, bird watching, nature study, hiking, mountain bike riding, fishing and a beautiful beach.
• Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum are jacked up at Pier 19 in Galveston. Take a tour of the drilling rig and see what it is like to be part of a offshore oil drilling rig.
• If theater in an authentic theater is your type of entertainment, visit The Grand 1894 Opera House, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 2020 Postoffice Street, Galveston TX 77550 (800) 821-1894 or (409) 763-7173

Restaurants:

• Rudy T & Paco Restaurant specializes in Central and South American food. 2028 Post Office Street, Galveston TX (409) 762-3696
• La Estacion Restaurant has good food and friendly waitresses. 2428 Ball Street, Galveston TX (409) 762-4262
• Waterwall Restaurant is a pleasant atmosphere with a wall of water that serves chicken, steak and Mexican dishes. 2110 Strand Street, Galveston TX (409) 765-6787